WEATHER REPORT

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 16th January, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26 °C or 79 °F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24 °C or 75 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 21 mph or

33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm.  

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.7 mm.   

Sunset today: 5:55 pm.              Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:17 am…Low at 2:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:24 am…Low at 3:46 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate brisk easterly

winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

Low level moisture and instability enhanced by an upper level jet stream will trigger some showers over the region during the forecast period.